Archive for the ‘ Love ’ Category

VerseD: Romans 10:10

For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.

Romans 10:10, ESV

Loving God is believing His Word – both Scripture and the Person of Jesus Christ. Our only means of salvation is to believe in Christ’s atonement and confess it to others that they may believe!

VerseD: Psalm 107:1

Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!

Psalm 107:1, ESV

Love naturally expresses gratitude. Give thanks to God for His love an and grace.

VerseD: Philippians 1:3

I thank my God in all my remembrance of you

Philippians 1:3, ESV

We show our love for God by loving the Church. May we pray for and fondly think of our brothers and sisters in Christ.

VerseD: 2 John 1:6

And this is love, that we walk according to his commandments; this is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, so that you should walk in it.

2 John 1:6, ESV

We show our love for God by obeying His commands – not mere rules, but ways our Creator has told us is best and right.

VerseD: Micah 7:18

Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity and passing over transgression for the remnant of his inheritance? He does not retain his anger forever, because he delights in steadfast love.

Micah 7:18, ESV

We must get over our ideas of a God who loves completely unconditionally or lets all people “in”.

Our God forgives and loves, but it came at a great price. And what other god has ever done that? Only our great God!

VerseD: 1 John 4:18

There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.

1 John 4:18, ESV

We know we are freed from God’s wrath, but do we still give in to fear of what others think of us? Do we love God and them enough to share the truth of the gospel, fearing God’s disapproval more than theirs?

VerseD: John 15:4

Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me.

John 15:4, ESV

God has sought us out, but we must also choose to honor and love Him.

The best way love others is to love and seek God with everything we are, for He first loved us.

VerseD: Galatians 6:2

Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.

Galatians 6:2, ESV

Life is difficult, so God gave us the example: sacrifice for each other, loving each other through help, work, and comfort.

VerseD: Philippians 4:9

What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.

Philippians 4:9, ESV

We show we love God when we love others, and we do that by sacrificially living out the gospel as an example for others and for the glory of God by power of the Holy Spirit.

VerseD: Matthew 7:12

“So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.”

Matthew 7:12, ESV

We love God by loving others, and we love others the same way God loves us: by grace, forgiveness, and sacrificing our own wants and needs for others.